The Plant Base

🍸 Enjoyed writing this piece for The Plant Base, exploring vegan-friendly alcoholic beverages – cheers to that 🍻 🍷 From fungi-based fining agents to creamy liqueurs made with plant-based milk, we take a deep dive into the solutions ensuring vegan consumers don't have to miss out on their tipple of choice, with many alcohol brands now moving away from the use of animal-derived ingredients and processing aids. 💚 Featuring interviews with Chinova Bioworks, R A S Wines, Cremaura Tequila and Panther M*lk. Read on below to find out how they've been innovating in the space 👇

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🌱 Unilever is reportedly in the process of putting Dutch meat alternatives brand The Vegetarian Butcher up for sale, according to Sky News and other sources. Unilever first acquired the meat-free brand in 2018, aiming to expand its reach into the #plantbased food category and meet consumer demand for vegetarian and vegan alternatives.

🌱 GNT Group has announced the establishment of GNT Ventures, an independent investment firm aimed at collaborating with start-ups to advance the development of #plantbased colouring solutions.  This initiative comes at a time when the food and beverage manufacturing industry is increasingly focused on sustainability and natural ingredients.

🌱 US start-up Plantible has closed a $30 million Series B funding round to scale up production of its duckweed-based ‘Rubi Protein’ ingredient. According to the food-tech company, Rubi Protein ‘outperforms the functional and nutritional properties of traditional proteins’.

🌱 Global ingredients company dsm-firmenich has introduced two new solutions designed to deliver a dairy-like experience in #plantbased beverages. Its new Smart Milk flavours range has been crafted to help create the creamy, buttery and rich milky notes consumers seek when looking for alternatives to dairy.

🆕🌱 Gut health food brand Bio&Me I B Corp has extended its muesli range with the addition of a new variant, Super Nutty, debuting in Tesco stores across the UK. Bio&Me Super Nutty Muesli contains 13 #plantbased foods including wholegrain oats, almonds, cashews, Brazil nuts, dates and sultanas.

🌱 Read The Plant Base's weekly #plantbased F&B news update! 🧀 Bel UK adds new product to portfolio 🍝 Armored Fresh unveils new parmesan-style innovations 🤝 Denmark commits to long-term plant-based food advocacy ☕ TurtleTree partners with Mad Foods to enhance oat milk coffee line Subscribe and receive the latest plant-based industry news and new-product innovations, straight to your inbox. 📥 #ThePlantBase #plantbasedfood #plantbasedindustry #vegan

🌱🧀 Bel is teaming up with food industry partners Avril, Lallemand and Protial to drive the development of improved fermented and aged #plantbased cheese alternatives. The three-year R&D initiative, Cocagne Project, is the result of a €9 million investment.

🐄 Denmark has solidified its plans to introduce the world’s first tax on agricultural emissions, including greenhouse gases emitted by livestock. Denmark, a major player in the pork and dairy industries, will implement a livestock levy for its farmers on greenhouse gas emissions from cows and pigs that exceed reduction targets.